Wests Tigers have been kicking some goals lately, on and off the field. After a poor start to the- season, the club’s NRL men’s side has now won two matches back to back.
Off the field, a couple of premiership winning legends and a Wests Tigers NRLW player joined the Campbelltown community this past week to plant koala food and habitat trees at Cook Reserve, Ruse.
NRLW player Botille Vette-Welsh, along with Pat Richards and John Skandalis, put on their gardening gloves and joined forces with students from Ruse Public School students to plant more than 300 native trees, shrubs and ground plants of River-Flat Eucalyptus Forest.
The school and Wests Tigers session followed a community planting day with hundreds of residents and Bushcare volunteers participating.
As a result, more than 1000 koala trees have been planted at this site.
“It was great to see Wests Tigers working with our local students to plant important koala food trees while learning about the importance of the local ecosystem,” says Mayor George Greiss.
“Kids look up to our sports stars so it’s fantastic to see them engaging with environmental educational programs like this.
“Cook Reserve is one of Campbelltown’s most significant urban reserves and a home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, which is why it’s so important that we care for the area and enhance the local bushland,” he said.
Wests Tigers community manager Keehan Diamond said the club was pleased to join fellow community members and organisations in this local initiative.
“Our community goes beyond the football field and to collaborate with local schools to join in on this initiative is a treat. Together, we learn about caring for our environment and our local furry neighbours (koalas),’’ Keehan said.
“Enriching our community is what we are about at Wests Tigers and extending this to other areas of the community is something we want to continue to strive towards.”
